DC Plasma is one fast Fiero, watch it set new record for electric doorslammers

When Pontiac first conjured up the mid-engined Fiero back in 1984, its performance was also middling. John Metric has one such 2M4 (2 Seat, Mid-Engined, 4-Cyl) from its introductory year and he's fixed that problem. Dubbed "DC Plasma," his electrified example has just reduced the quarter-mile NEDRA record to 10.677 seconds in the MC/A2 class (Modified Conversion / 301V-348V) while participating in the NEDRA Florida Nationals in Bradenton, FL.

What makes that mark even more impressive is the fact that it included a truly awe-inspiring run of 9.89 seconds at 134 mph while lined up against Shawn Lawless in his awesome "Lemon Juice" Chevy S-10 conversion. Both vehicles boast dual Zilla controllers – the DC Plasma machine feeds current to a NetGain Transwarp 9 coupled to a Warp 9 DC motor, while the Chevy holds no fewer than four refurbished DC motors from General Electric – but on that night, it was clearly the Pontiac that held the edge.

The race meet also yielded a record for another car. Lowell Simmons took Miramar High School's Porsche 944 "Black Pearl" to new heights in the HS/A Class (High School / 241V - 300V), hoisting the official record to 11.319 seconds. Hit the jump for a couple clips of the Metric versus Lawless matchup as well as a bonus clip from last week's EVexpo with footage of the "Black Pearl."

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9.89 is an excellent time for a modified production vehicle. The black current III has a 9.51 run, but it was built from the ground up as a race vehicle with a dragster body made out of chromoly, aluminum and fiber glass. http://www.evtuners.com/2011/09/01/worlds-quickest-electric-car-black-current-iii/ http://www.currentracing.co.uk/index.php

pretty good time. that's a veyron beater. imagine if the car only weighed 500kg instead. and some proper aero. but a 10 second car is already too fast for daily driving. we just need such an EV in mass production for a price all can afford so we can start to really embarrass the stupid ICE cars and wake up some petrol heads

It's cool that so many high schools are teaching the youngsters how to bang on this stuff. I still think the electric drag racing world has a way to go. They are just starting to dip into what is possible. This is fun to watch for sure :)